Scythe Synthesizer
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Powerful wavetable synthesizer

iPad Screenshots

Description

Scythe iOS app is designed for iPad. It has a powerful synthesis engine and makes it easy to create and discover sound designed.

The wavetable creator enables the creation and editing of wavetables and is integrated directly into the system to preview your creations with the current session status. You can override the oscillators to see how your creation mixes with your session's sound.

The controls have been minimized to allow a simple workflow with the same complex modulation that you might be used to. If you are new to modulation, Scythe app for iOS makes it simple with drag and drop, from source to oscillator control.

Now with CoreMIDI and Audiobus Midi input and Inter-App-Audio, Scythe synth can be integrated into your studio or workflow.

Scythe synthesizer iOS app comes with presets and library wavetables for quickly hearing some of its possibilities.

Generate custom wavetables by importing your sounds using AudioShare or iTunes file sharing, record using IAA out or directly in Scythe synthesizer app and export using Audioshare or iOS sharing options.

- Hardware capabilities will impact max number of waves. If your device CPU cannot synthesize the max number of waves, either adjust the unison value/modulation or reduce the number of simultaneous keys pressed- Modulation is initially enabled by dragging the modulation link icons onto the control to be modulated.- Hold mode is enabled/disabled by pressing the control in the keyboard scroll section

Follow Scythe app on Twitter:https://twitter.com/BitmaskStudio

What’s New

Version History

1.6.4

Oct 5, 2018

General Improvements

1.6.3

Sep 27, 2018

Fixes for Audiobus and Inter App Audio connectivity

1.6.2

Sep 22, 2018

General improvements

1.6.1

Sep 13, 2018

Bug fixes and improvements

1.6

Aug 28, 2018

Wavetable Creator is now integrated with system for previewing your creations.Filter Delay has been added to preset stateBugfix: Fix crackling/pops on note releaseGeneral bug fixes and improvements.

1.5.8

Aug 21, 2018

This version includes important performance improvements.

1.5.7

Aug 20, 2018

Critical bug fix for wavetables not loading.

1.5.6

Aug 18, 2018

Wavetable Creator can now save waveforms to a collection.Wavetable Creator can now reorder the waveforms in the table by long pressing on a cell and moving up or down.Bugfix: Filtering on wavetable packs not displaying wavetables.User manual is now accessible using new control bar button.

1.5.5

Aug 17, 2018

Scythe User Manual has been created and is accessible via the logo in the top left of the control barImprove wavetable selection view to filter by wavetable packCrash fixes

1.5.4

Aug 14, 2018

Bugfix - Wavetable Creator buttons not responding on iOS 10.3.1/10.3.3.Bugfix - Crash when applying a waveform with no points.

1.5.3

Aug 13, 2018

New dark pack.Push notification system which will soon power a richer experience when using Scythe.General improvements.

1.5.2

Aug 12, 2018

Improved preset and wavetable management - Deletion of saved items.Bugfix - AUM latch bug where Scythe wasnt handling MIDI note on with zero velocity correctly.Bugfix - Preset loading crashes.Tapping the logo in top left now launches Twitter page. This is to see status updates for the synth.UI improvements

1.2.1

Ratings and Reviews

4.5 out of 5

72 Ratings

72 Ratings

GadgetMojo
,08/14/2018

Excellent synth!

To the dev: Please fix the pops, they make it impossible to use the sounds in a track. Also I just bought the Wavetable Creator but it doesn’t work. I can make changes and save the wavetable, but I can’t play it as I change the parameters there.

Edit: the knobs are fixed, and they operate smoothly now. Thanks!

Aside from that, this is one of my fav synths. The UI of any app is very important, and the UI of this synth is the best I’ve seen. Color coded controls so that when you apply LFO1 to something, it will turn that color. Might not seem important, but it really is, improves experience by far vs some other synths that have no indication of what’s controlling what. On/off buttons for the envelopes and LFOs and each item inside the matrix. 💕

The actual sound quality is great. You can do all kins of crazy sounds or more smooth ones, depending on the audio you drop on it. Just load up a sound file and use the controls to play with it. There’s no overwhelming amount of features - 2 filters and 3 LFOs, but the sounds you get out of this synth are very usable in a track. Just about anything I drop on this seems to give me pleasant results. Glad I discovered this one. AUv3 would make it a must have, but at this price you just can’t go wrong!

Developer Response
,08/28/2018

Hello. The pops are now fixed when releasing a note on certain wavetables and the wavetable creator has a preview mode, integrating directly into your current session.

GadgetMojo
,08/14/2018

Excellent synth!

To the dev: Please fix the pops, they make it impossible to use the sounds in a track. Also I just bought the Wavetable Creator but it doesn’t work. I can make changes and save the wavetable, but I can’t play it as I change the parameters there.

Edit: the knobs are fixed, and they operate smoothly now. Thanks!

Aside from that, this is one of my fav synths. The UI of any app is very important, and the UI of this synth is the best I’ve seen. Color coded controls so that when you apply LFO1 to something, it will turn that color. Might not seem important, but it really is, improves experience by far vs some other synths that have no indication of what’s controlling what. On/off buttons for the envelopes and LFOs and each item inside the matrix. 💕

The actual sound quality is great. You can do all kins of crazy sounds or more smooth ones, depending on the audio you drop on it. Just load up a sound file and use the controls to play with it. There’s no overwhelming amount of features - 2 filters and 3 LFOs, but the sounds you get out of this synth are very usable in a track. Just about anything I drop on this seems to give me pleasant results. Glad I discovered this one. AUv3 would make it a must have, but at this price you just can’t go wrong!

Developer Response
,08/28/2018

Hello. The pops are now fixed when releasing a note on certain wavetables and the wavetable creator has a preview mode, integrating directly into your current session.

TheRealDutchee
,08/14/2018

Grrat synth, great developer

I like this synth a lot. Sounding great and modulation is easy to understand. It didn't take me long to build some cool sounds from scratch and modulate the controls. I also really like the user interface which is pretty user friendly imo.

The IAP for thr waveform editor is very cool too i think. Fantastic way to experiment with finger drawn waveforms or combine them with other shapes. Highly recommended app and IAP if you are into crazy and experimental synth sounds or soundscapes.

This app deserves the full five stars also because of the developer which has been very fast with adding requesting features in the past and also fixing recently reported bugs. Top class support for an awesome synth.

TheRealDutchee
,08/14/2018

Grrat synth, great developer

I like this synth a lot. Sounding great and modulation is easy to understand. It didn't take me long to build some cool sounds from scratch and modulate the controls. I also really like the user interface which is pretty user friendly imo.

The IAP for thr waveform editor is very cool too i think. Fantastic way to experiment with finger drawn waveforms or combine them with other shapes. Highly recommended app and IAP if you are into crazy and experimental synth sounds or soundscapes.

This app deserves the full five stars also because of the developer which has been very fast with adding requesting features in the past and also fixing recently reported bugs. Top class support for an awesome synth.

sa. zasto b. (sr) xavier (jr)
,11/30/2017

weak Audiobus 3 support

Very wicked sounds & cool GUI — but doesn't fully support AB3 (as other apps with AB3 support), e.g. no state saving or proper AB3 popup sidebar integration. 5 stars rating for this app if AB3 support is fixed...

UPDATEDeveloper response and feature fix was quick, but unfortunately after latest update, Scythe no longer works at all in AB3. I uninstalled and reinstalled Scythe multiple times, and it's still not working... At some point in these attempts, AB3 did show the app but its UI was locked when launched; another time it showed disabled in AB3 with "Missing Registered Ports" displayed under the app entry; another time AB3 spun trying to launch the app and failed with error. Note I have 2017 iPad and latest version of Audiobus 3, so this is clearly a Scythe issue.

Developer Response
,12/06/2017

I am unable to reproduce the issue you are experiencing in 1.4.8. If you still experience these issues could you please contact me at support@bitmaskstudio.com so I can fix this for you. I have tested v1.4.8 and Scythe works as expected with Audiobus, including state saving and loading.

sa. zasto b. (sr) xavier (jr)
,11/30/2017

weak Audiobus 3 support

Very wicked sounds & cool GUI — but doesn't fully support AB3 (as other apps with AB3 support), e.g. no state saving or proper AB3 popup sidebar integration. 5 stars rating for this app if AB3 support is fixed...

UPDATEDeveloper response and feature fix was quick, but unfortunately after latest update, Scythe no longer works at all in AB3. I uninstalled and reinstalled Scythe multiple times, and it's still not working... At some point in these attempts, AB3 did show the app but its UI was locked when launched; another time it showed disabled in AB3 with "Missing Registered Ports" displayed under the app entry; another time AB3 spun trying to launch the app and failed with error. Note I have 2017 iPad and latest version of Audiobus 3, so this is clearly a Scythe issue.

Developer Response
,12/06/2017

I am unable to reproduce the issue you are experiencing in 1.4.8. If you still experience these issues could you please contact me at support@bitmaskstudio.com so I can fix this for you. I have tested v1.4.8 and Scythe works as expected with Audiobus, including state saving and loading.